TEST FOR UNIT 2

ERROR IDENTIFICATION (5)

Question 1. It would be native to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straight away.
A. native B. this C. solve D. away
Question 2. The tuition provides the opportunity to develop themes or discuss problems usually
on the basis of written work.
A. tuition B. to C. discuss D. written
Question 3. We have had a favourite response to the plan so far.
A. have B. favourite C. to D. so far
Question 4. He was very sensible about his scar and thought everyone was staring at him.
A. was B. sensible C. thought D. staring
Question 5. We should make judicial use of the resources available to us.
A. make B. judicial C. resources D. to

WORD PATTERNS (8)

Question 6. I hope my teacher will take _________ account the fact that I was ill just before the
exams when she marks my paper.
A. on B. for C. into D. with
Question 7. Most people _________ this brand with good quality.
A. associate B. deal C. provide D. come up
Question 8. _________ all accounts, San Francisco is a city that's easy to fall in love with.
A. For B. In C. On D. By
Question 9. The job offer had some advantages, but _________ balance he thought he was better
off where he was.
A. for B. from C. on D. about
Question 10. What she did was stupid beyond _________.
A. balance B. belief C. account D. dream
Question 11. The primary focus _________ a manager is on efficiency.
A. for B. from C. of D. about
Question 12. This latest scandal has ________ doubts about whether he could win the election.
A. rose B. increased C. raised D. aroused
Question 13. Winning all that money was a dream ________ true.
A. come B. expect C. gain D. obtain

PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS (13)

Question 14. It's a question of ________ the right balance between quality and productivity.
A. taking B. receiving C. striking D. keeping
Question 15. He doesn't drink alcohol ________ account of his poor health.
A. by B. on C. from D. at
Question 16. This document will form the ________ for our discussion.
A. brain B. belief C. doubt D. basis
Question 17. I've been ________ my brain all day but I can't remember her name.
A. picking B. doing C. racking D. focusing
Question 18. Their government is trying to ________ them into thinking that war cannot be
avoided.
A. brainwash B. brainchild C. brainstorm D. brainwave
Question 19. She ________ the conclusion that there was no more she could do.
A. gave B. put C. brought D. reached
Question 20. New evidence has cast________ on the guilty verdict.
A. doubt B. brain C. belief D. conclusion
Question 21. She ________ a really good impression of the president.
A. makes B. does C. gets D. puts
Question 22. I made a ________ note of her address.
A. rememberable B. memorable C. physical D. mental
Question 23. She ________ up her mind to call him again.
A. gave B. did C. made D. showed
Question 24. If you have no witnesses, you don't have a ________ to stand on.
A. hand B. leg C. knee D. arm
Question 25. The name rang a ________ but I couldn't remember where I had heard it before.
A. bell B. name C. guitar D. clock
Question 26. It may seem like we're splitting ________ , but if we don't state the small details in
the contract there will be disagreements later.
A. ears B. eyes C. hairs D. fingers

VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST (8)

Question 27. She faces the __________ of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves.
A. problem B. dilemma C. hardship D. obstacle
Question 28. The owner of the team __________ moving his football club to another city.
A. discriminated B. deduced C. concentrated D. contemplated
Question 29. After the trial, his family said they had lost all faith in the __________ system.
A. judicial B. judicious C. polite D. pleased
Question 30. Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on a __________
A. guesswork B. hunch C. ideology D. paradox
Question 31. I need to think of a __________ excuse for not going to the meeting.
A. inattentive B. academic C. prejudiced D. plausible
Question 32. I __________ that they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation.
A. presume B. speculate C. query D. justify
Question 33. Many students take jobs to pay the __________ for their courses.
A. intuition B. curriculum C. tuition D. lecture
Question 34. If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the
second has __________ from the first.
A. plagiarized B. graduated C. supposed D. pondered

PHRASAL VERBS (8)

Question 35. I thought I'd _________ on my French before going to Paris.
A. read up B. brush up C. look down D. make up
Question 36. She's going to have to _________to the fact that he's not going to marry her.
A. face up B. come round C. look up D. swot up
Question 37. If they know the cause of the problem, they might be able to _________ how to
prevent it happening again.
A. figure out B. put down C. mull over D. hit upon
Question 38. When we first _________ the idea, everyone told us it would never work.
A. got on B. hit upon C. made out D. puzzled out
Question 39. They’ll need time to _________ the proposals.
A. think up B. brush up C. mull over D. piece together
Question 40. It's a good idea to _________ on a company before going for an interview..
A. read up B. swot up C. brush up D. take in
Question 41. I don't want to go tonight but I can't _________ a good excuse.
A. make out B. brush up C. bring up D. think up
Question 42. I still can't _________ how I managed to spend so much money last month.
A. puzzle out B. mull over C. swot up D. piece together

SYNONYM (3)
Question 43. He's very knowledgeable about German literature.
A. intensive B. skeptical C. well-informed D. plausible
Question 44. Rural Americans are often older than those in other parts of America and that
may account for the slower adoption rates for internet access.
A. concentrate B. consider C. contemplate D. explain
Question 45. We were always a bit dubious about the advantages these changes would
actually bring.
A. ingenious B. doubtful C. plausible D. prejudiced

ANTONYMS (2)
Question 46. I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.
A. accidentally B. intentionally C. purposefully D. thoughtfully
Question 47. She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.
A. disfavored B. biased C. equalized D. deduced

WORD FORMATIONS (3)

Question 48. He was quiet and __________ , an indifferent soldier but an able ruler.
A. assume B. unassuming C. assumption D. assuming
Question 49. She's been a __________ since she survived a terrible car accident.
A. believer B. believe C. believable D. belief
Question 50. People often behave __________ when they are under stress.
A. rationality B. irrationally C. rational D. rationalise